Effects of dimensional comparisons on domain-specific interests in initial teacher education: A validation of the generalized I/E model

This study aims to provide empirical evidence for the generalized internal/external frames of reference (GI/E) model, according to which social and in particular dimensional achievement comparisons might affect subject domains and domain-specific interests for example in university. The study drew on N = 146 pre-service teachers' reports of their achievements at the beginning of their second semester and interest in their main subject and in...